Chapter 71. A Successor

“What is this?” I asked her. I brought out a paper from the envelope. She didn’t respond to me, but she just kept on smiling weirdly. I opened the paper and read through the contents, and I almost had a heart attack.

“I am pregnant!” She squealed in the lights and threw her arms around me, forcing me into an embrace. I just stood in the same spot frozen in shock at what she just said.

“You are pregnant. How when did this happen?”

Elena shifted backwards and looked at me in confusion. “We’ve been together for a while now, Gerard. Of course this was bound to happen.” She took my hand and placed it on her stomach still smiling wildly. “This baby is going to be our son and your successor. He’s going to rule Mooncrest and he’s going to make you proud. You have finally fulfilled another wish of your fathers and now your hold on the throne is complete. Once the child is